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Subchapter 1: REGISTRATION
Article 1: GENERAL REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
29-A §351. Registration required - §351. Registration required The owner of a vehicle that is...
29-A §352. Minors - §352. Minors 1. Application for registration. The Secretary of State...
29-A §353. Members of Armed Forces - §353. Members of Armed Forces A registration issued by the...
29-A §354. Off-road vehicles - §354. Off-road vehicles Off-road vehicles may not be registered in...
Article 2: CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION
29-A §401. Application - §401. Application 1. Filing of application. Application for vehicle registration...
29-A §402. Insurance required prior to registration - §402. Insurance required prior to registration 1. Insurance required. A...
29-A §403. Motor vehicle emission inspection requirement for vehicle registration (REPEALED) - §403. Motor vehicle emission inspection requirement for vehicle registration (REPEALED)...
29-A §404. Carrying of registration - §404. Carrying of registration 1. Requirement. A certificate of registration,...
29-A §405. Expiration dates - §405. Expiration dates 1. Automobile, truck, truck tractor, motor home,...
29-A §406. Nontransferability of certificate - §406. Nontransferability of certificate A vehicle registration expires on the...
29-A §407. Defaced or missing identification numbers - §407. Defaced or missing identification numbers 1. Assignment of special...
29-A §408. Vehicles reported stolen - §408. Vehicles reported stolen When the Secretary of State receives...
29-A §409. Collection of taxes - §409. Collection of taxes 1. Collection of tax. The Secretary...
29-A §410. Voluntary surrender or cancellation - §410. Voluntary surrender or cancellation A registrant may voluntarily surrender...
29-A §411. Multi-year fleet registration - §411. Multi-year fleet registration Notwithstanding any other provision of law,...
Article 3: REGISTRATION PLATES
29-A §451. Issuance and form of registration plates - §451. Issuance and form of registration plates 1. Authority to...
29-A §452. Manner of display - §452. Manner of display 1. Position of registration plate. A...
29-A §453. Vanity registration plates - §453. Vanity registration plates 1. Vanity registration plates. The Secretary...
29-A §454. Commemorative registration plates - §454. Commemorative registration plates 1. Commemorative registration plate authorized. The...
29-A §455. Environmental registration plates - §455. Environmental registration plates The Secretary of State shall issue...
29-A §456. University of Maine System; special registration plates - §456. University of Maine System; special registration plates 1. University...
29-A §456-A. Lobster registration plates - §456-A. Lobster registration plates 1. Lobster plates. The Secretary of...
29-A §456-B. Maine Black Bears registration plates - §456-B. Maine Black Bears registration plates 1. Maine Black Bears...
29-A §456-C. Sportsman registration plates - §456-C. Sportsman registration plates 1. Sportsman registration plates. The Secretary...
29-A §456-D. We Support Our Troops registration plates - §456-D. We Support Our Troops registration plates The Secretary of...
29-A §456-E. Breast cancer support services registration plate - §456-E. Breast cancer support services registration plate 1. Breast cancer...
29-A §456-F. Agriculture education registration plate - §456-F. Agriculture education registration plate 1. Agriculture education plates. The...
29-A §456-G. Support Animal Welfare registration plate - §456-G. Support Animal Welfare registration plate 1. Support Animal Welfare...
29-A §456-H. The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital registration plates - §456-H. The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital registration plates 1. The...
29-A §456-I. Maine Lighthouse Trust registration plates - §456-I. Maine Lighthouse Trust registration plates 1. Maine Lighthouse Trust...
29-A §457. Hobbyist registration plates - §457. Hobbyist registration plates 1. Hobbyist registration plates authorized. The...
29-A §458. Stock race cars - §458. Stock race cars 1. Stock race car plates authorized....
29-A §458-A. Modified show vehicle (REPEALED) - §458-A. Modified show vehicle (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c....
29-A §458-B. Custom vehicles - §458-B. Custom vehicles A custom vehicle may be registered in...
29-A §459. Manufacturers, dealers, transporters, body shops, transmission shops and garages; special plates - §459. Manufacturers, dealers, transporters, body shops, transmission shops and garages;...
29-A §460. State officials - §460. State officials 1. State official registration plates authorized. The...
29-A §460-A. Honorary consul - §460-A. Honorary consul 1. Honorary consul registration plates authorized. The...
29-A §461. Reservation of same number - §461. Reservation of same number 1. Plate issue year. In...
29-A §462. Temporary registration plates - §462. Temporary registration plates 1. Temporary plate attachment. Except a...
29-A §462-A. Temporary registration permit; United States Armed Forces deployments; rules - §462-A. Temporary registration permit; United States Armed Forces deployments; rules...
29-A §463. Disposition of registration plates - §463. Disposition of registration plates 1. Property of State. Registration...
29-A §464. Unused registration plates - §464. Unused registration plates An owner that returns registration plates...
29-A §465. Loss of registration plates - §465. Loss of registration plates 1. Loss of registration plates....
29-A §466. Registration Plate Equipment and Production Program - §466. Registration Plate Equipment and Production Program The Registration Plate...
29-A §467. Moratorium on specialty plates (REPEALED) - §467. Moratorium on specialty plates (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995,...
29-A §468. Specialty plate - §468. Specialty plate The Secretary of State may not issue...
29-A §468-A. Recognition license plates - §468-A. Recognition license plates The Secretary of State may not...
29-A §469. Specialty License Plate Fund - §469. Specialty License Plate Fund 1. Fund created. The Specialty...
29-A §470. Experimental motor vehicle plates and registration - §470. Experimental motor vehicle plates and registration 1. Definition. "Experimental...
Article 4: REGISTRATION PROVISIONS
29-A §501. Fees for registration; motor vehicles - §501. Fees for registration; motor vehicles The annual fees for...
29-A §502. Transfer and return of registration; prorated registration fees - §502. Transfer and return of registration; prorated registration fees 1....
29-A §503. Miscellaneous registration fees - §503. Miscellaneous registration fees Fees for certain replacement plates, registration...
29-A §504. Registration of trucks and truck tractors - §504. Registration of trucks and truck tractors 1. Truck or...
29-A §505. Farm trucks - §505. Farm trucks 1. Definition. For purposes of this section,...
29-A §506. Registration fee for motor homes - §506. Registration fee for motor homes The annual fee for...
29-A §507. Temporary registered gross weight increase - §507. Temporary registered gross weight increase When a truck is...
29-A §508. Truck campers (REPEALED) - §508. Truck campers (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 683,...
29-A §509. Tractors - §509. Tractors 1. Tractors. The annual fee for the registration...
29-A §510. Exemption from registration - §510. Exemption from registration 1. Tractors used for farming. Registration...
29-A §511. Trailers and semitrailers - §511. Trailers and semitrailers 1. Registration fees; trailers and semitrailers....
29-A §512. Semipermanent and permanent registration plates for trailers and semitrailers - §512. Semipermanent and permanent registration plates for trailers and semitrailers...
29-A §513. Special mobile equipment - §513. Special mobile equipment 1. Definition. For the purpose of...
29-A §514. Evasion of registration fees and excise taxes - §514. Evasion of registration fees and excise taxes A person...
29-A §515. Motorcycles and parking control vehicles - §515. Motorcycles and parking control vehicles The annual fee for...
29-A §515-A. Motorcycle registration plates - §515-A. Motorcycle registration plates Motorcycle registration plates must bear the...
29-A §515-B. Purple Heart medal recipients; special motorcycle registration plates - §515-B. Purple Heart medal recipients; special motorcycle registration plates The...
29-A §516. Stock car - §516. Stock car The annual fee for registering a stock...
29-A §517. Government vehicles - §517. Government vehicles 1. Exemption. The following vehicles are exempt...
29-A §517-A. Registration exemption for vehicles owned by veterans groups and used exclusively for ceremonial activities - §517-A. Registration exemption for vehicles owned by veterans groups and...
29-A §517-B. Registration exemption for antique farm tractors used in demonstrations, parades, ceremonies and organized charitable events - §517-B. Registration exemption for antique farm tractors used in demonstrations,...
29-A §518. Emergency vehicles - §518. Emergency vehicles Emergency vehicles registered in another jurisdiction and...
29-A §519. Registration plates for firefighters - §519. Registration plates for firefighters 1. Authority to issue special...
29-A §519-A. Registration plates for emergency medical services persons - §519-A. Registration plates for emergency medical services persons 1. Authority...
29-A §520. Special equipment - §520. Special equipment 1. Registration fee. The annual registration fee...
29-A §521. Registration; disability registration plates - §521. Registration; disability registration plates 1. Definition. "Person with a...
29-A §522. Deaf, hard-of-hearing and late-deafened persons (REPEALED) - §522. Deaf, hard-of-hearing and late-deafened persons (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
29-A §523. Certain veterans - §523. Certain veterans 1. Amputee or blind veterans. On application...
29-A §524. Other special veterans registration plates - §524. Other special veterans registration plates 1. United States Medal...
29-A §524-A. Wabanaki registration plates - §524-A. Wabanaki registration plates No later than November 1, 2005,...
29-A §524-B. Gold star family registration plates - §524-B. Gold star family registration plates 1. Eligibility. Notwithstanding the...
29-A §525. Fuel tax licensing and reporting - §525. Fuel tax licensing and reporting 1. Fuel use reporting...
29-A §526. Surcharge on certain registrations (REPEALED) - §526. Surcharge on certain registrations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1999,...
Article 5: INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN
29-A §531. Application of the International Registration Plan; apportioned registrations - §531. Application of the International Registration Plan; apportioned registrations The...
29-A §532. Vehicles registered pursuant to the plan - §532. Vehicles registered pursuant to the plan Notwithstanding any other...
29-A §533. Use of apportioned excise tax (REPEALED) - §533. Use of apportioned excise tax (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
29-A §533-A. Municipal Excise Tax Reimbursement Fund - §533-A. Municipal Excise Tax Reimbursement Fund 1. Fund established. The...
Subchapter 2: MOTOR CARRIER REGISTRATION
29-A §551. Multistate agreement and federal programs - §551. Multistate agreement and federal programs 1. Authorization. The Secretary...
29-A §552. Operating authority license required (REPEALED) - §552. Operating authority license required (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993,...
29-A §553. Identification device (REPEALED) - §553. Identification device (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 683,...
29-A §554. Lapse of license (REPEALED) - §554. Lapse of license (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c....
29-A §555. Bureau of State Police; enforcement - §555. Bureau of State Police; enforcement 1. Rulemaking authority. The...
29-A §555-A. United States Department of Transportation census number - §555-A. United States Department of Transportation census number The bureau...
29-A §556. Exemptions - §556. Exemptions A motor vehicle is exempt from this subchapter,...
29-A §557. Municipal authority - §557. Municipal authority This subchapter does not restrict the authority...
29-A §558. Violation of provisions of this subchapter (REPEALED) - §558. Violation of provisions of this subchapter (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
29-A §558-A. Violation of provisions of subchapter - §558-A. Violation of provisions of subchapter 1. Crimes; penalties. Except...
29-A §558-B. Notification by court to Secretary of State of a failure to appear or noncompliance with court order; resulting suspension - §558-B. Notification by court to Secretary of State of a...
29-A §559. Agents for service of process (REPEALED) - §559. Agents for service of process (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
29-A §560. Certificate of Chief of State Police; Secretary of State - §560. Certificate of Chief of State Police; Secretary of State...
29-A §561. Transportation Safety Fund (REPEALED) - §561. Transportation Safety Fund (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c....
29-A §561-A. Fines and fees - §561-A. Fines and fees Fines and fees authorized by this...
29-A §562. Motor Carrier Review Board (REPEALED) - §562. Motor Carrier Review Board (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995,...